Friday, April 21, 2006

Rolling Stone Nails One

Back in the day Rolling Stone was relevant, Rolling Stone was edgy. Rolling Stone had the pulse of the "under-30" crowd. They had Hunter S Thompson and Cameron Crowe and Fricke and the rest hammering out really readable prose, and Jann Wenner juggling a "brazillion" balls at once - effortlessly. Then of course, in a flash Rolling Stone became irrelevant. No one cared what they thought about pretty much everything. But perhaps they've turned a corner, if this week's cover is any indication.





















In this treatise, expert historian Sean Wilentz (Princeton) lays out all the reasons that an overwhelming number of nationally recognized historians believe that Drinkey McMessiah-Complex is among the very worst presidents - if not THE very worst preznit - in our nation's long history.

It's a captivating and intriguing read. Here's just a snippet:

George W. Bush's presidency appears headed for colossal historical disgrace. Barring a cataclysmic event on the order of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, after which the public might rally around the White House once again, there seems to be little the administration can do to avoid being ranked on the lowest tier of U.S. presidents. And that may be the best-case scenario. Many historians are now wondering whether Bush, in fact, will be remembered as the very worst president in all of American history. Here is the link to the entire article. I urge you to invest the time.

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